| TD | YD | Title (Click to View) | Studio | Daily Gross | % +/- YD / LW | Theaters / Avg | Gross To-Date | Day | | 1 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Par. | $9,675,908 | +51% | +136% | 3,448 | $2,806 | $42,112,369 | 8 | | 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | WB | $6,755,371 | +42% | -54% | 3,703 | $1,824 | $65,508,993 | 8 | | 3 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Fox | $5,421,548 | +37% | -19% | 3,734 | $1,452 | $42,361,735 | 8 | | 4 | 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | Sony | $4,630,185 | +40% | - | 2,914 | $1,589 | $13,006,658 | 3 | | 5 | 5 | The Adventures of Tintin | Par. | $3,519,175 | +45% | - | 3,087 | $1,140 | $11,527,198 | 3 | | 6 | - | We Bought a Zoo | Fox | $2,984,875 | - | - | 3,117 | $958 | $3,443,361 | -13 | | 7 | 6 | New Year's Eve | WB (NL) | $1,322,093 | +14% | -48% | 2,585 | $511 | $30,659,288 | 15 | | 8 | 7 | Arthur Christmas | Sony | $1,035,662 | +21% | +23% | 1,804 | $574 | $42,503,664 | 31 | | 9 | 8 | The Muppets | BV | $928,676 | +31% | +9% | 1,752 | $530 | $74,485,201 | 31 | | 10 | 9 | Hugo | Par. | $715,057 | +17% | -26% | 1,236 | $579 | $42,342,326 | 31 | | 11 | 10 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | Sum. | $671,876 | +10% | -47% | 1,603 | $419 | $269,473,777 | 36 | | 12 | 12 | The Descendants | FoxS | $619,725 | +49% | -33% | 813 | $762 | $30,911,277 | 38 | | 13 | 11 | The Sitter | Fox | $593,580 | +2% | -59% | 1,786 | $332 | $21,081,782 | 15 | | 14 | - | Don 2 | Relbig. | $519,443 | +794% | - | 158 | $3,288 | $577,577 | 2 | | 15 | 13 | Young Adult | Par. | $513,383 | +37% | -53% | 987 | $520 | $5,922,831 | 15 | | 16 | - | The Artist | Wein. | $232,663 | +437% | +217% | 167 | $1,393 | $1,731,093 | 29 | | 17 | - | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | Focus | $209,334 | +264% | +70% | 55 | $3,806 | $1,310,916 | 15 | | 18 | 14 | Puss in Boots | P/DW | $180,789 | +18% | +69% | 389 | $465 | $143,431,986 | 57 | | 19 | 17 | My Week with Marilyn | Wein. | $168,999 | +113% | +8% | 602 | $281 | $6,588,195 | 31 | | - | 16 | Jack and Jill | Sony | $94,765 | -13% | -74% | 385 | $246 | $71,154,473 | 43 | | - | 15 | Happy Feet Two | WB | $91,998 | -30% | -65% | 535 | $172 | $59,724,640 | 36 | | - | - | Tower Heist | Uni. | $58,015 | +16% | -79% | 283 | $205 | $76,170,930 | 50 | | - | - | Moneyball | Sony | $48,463 | +72% | +139% | 242 | $200 | $74,439,900 | 92 | | - | - | Immortals | Rela. | $46,643 | -1% | -81% | 228 | $205 | $82,290,265 | 43 | | - | - | Shame | FoxS | $45,311 | +13% | -49% | 50 | $906 | $1,452,728 | 22 | | - | - | The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) | WB | $43,633 | +38% | +54% | 20 | $2,182 | $608,975 | 29 | | - | - | J. Edgar | WB | $42,977 | +4% | -60% | 455 | $94 | $35,955,247 | 45 | | - | - | Dolphin Tale | WB | $39,177 | -13% | -17% | 188 | $208 | $71,550,333 | 92 | | - | - | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | WB (NL) | $38,994 | +36% | -28% | 245 | $159 | $34,573,180 | 50 | | - | - | Courageous | TriS | $34,131 | +31% | +38% | 192 | $178 | $33,627,899 | 85 | | - | - | Footloose (2011) | Par. | $20,913 | -25% | -43% | 182 | $115 | $51,415,535 | 71 | | - | - | In Time | Fox | $20,317 | +12% | -58% | 131 | $155 | $36,843,325 | 57 | | - | - | Born to Be Wild (IMAX) | WB | $18,257 | +25% | +14% | 49 | $373 | $14,862,395 | 260 | | - | - | The Ides of March | Sony | $17,842 | +65% | +50% | 145 | $123 | $40,620,975 | 78 | | - | - | Paranormal Activity 3 | Par. | $12,376 | -24% | -51% | 124 | $100 | $103,860,375 | 64 | | - | - | Margin Call | RAtt. | $7,212 | -36% | -72% | 30 | $240 | $5,172,393 | 64 | | - | - | In the Land of Blood and Honey | FD | $6,660 | - | - | 3 | $2,220 | $6,660 | 1 | | - | - | Drive (2011) | FD | $5,263 | -7% | -56% | 26 | $202 | $34,780,588 | 99 | | - | - | The Three Musketeers (2011) | Sum. | $3,370 | -54% | -78% | 37 | $91 | $20,353,283 | 64 | | - | - | Like Crazy | ParV | $3,001 | -68% | -82% | 30 | $100 | $3,337,137 | 57 | | - | - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | FoxS | $2,584 | -18% | -56% | 18 | $144 | $2,885,879 | 64 | | - | - | 50/50 | Sum. | $1,471 | -83% | -88% | 31 | $47 | $35,001,589 | 85 |
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